Parallelism

PARALLELISM

Based on the oxford dictionaries, parallelism is the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, matter, meaning, etc.

In a sentence, parallelism adds to the balance and rhythm of the sentence. Parallelism can also occur in the same structured clauses.

Here are the examples of parallelism in the sentences:

1.         She likes jogging, running and swimming.

2.         He is an active, friendly, smart and diligent child.

3.         Daniel prefers to stay at home rather than go to the cinema tonight.

4.         She take her son to walk around and play with him in front of their house.

5.         Dinda explained how cookies are made, and I practiced her techniques at home.

Here are the wrong examples of parallelism in the sentences:

1.         She likes jogging, run and swimming.

2.         She take her son to walk around and played with him in front of their house.

Argumentation Paragraphs

Boxing

Based on the Oxford Dictionary, boxing is sport in which who people fight each other with their fists. Boxing players, boxers engage in a contest of strength, speed, reflexes, endurance, and will, by throwing punches with gloved hands against each other. Although this sport is very popular, but this sport can make a boxer gets brain injuries, even death. That is why boxing should be ban.

Some people argued that boxing is an exciting sport, but boxing has always been known as a brutal sport. The blow caused by a boxer can make a person injured, ranging from cuts and bruises to broken bones. It is not uncommon to see a boxer leave the ring with a cut on his face, an eye swollen shut, and a nose enlarged and bloody.  Often, healing in is incomplete because these areas receive the same blows again and again in other matches.  In fact, repeated blows almost make a boxer lose his sight.

It may be true that boxing can help people to built a stronger heart, however what was the point when people can suffer short-term neurological damage if he gets staggering blows to his head. A knockout punch, for example, is often delivered with such force that the brain smashes against the skull, tearing nerve fibers and blood vessels, resulting in a concussion.  Even a blow to the neck can close the carotid artery, the main artery to the brain, whereby oxygen and blood to the brain are disrupted, resulting in dizziness and confusion. Later, the boxers often have no memory of the moments before or after a knockout blow.

Boxing is a very popular sport, enjoyed by millions across the world but it is also a danger sport. A team of researchers at the Central and Eastern Clinical School in Melbourne, Australia, cited the lack of injury rates as the reason for their 2006 review of boxing injuries. The team's study, published in the August 2006 edition of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that of the 47 boxers studied, 21 injuries were logged at a rate of two injuries per 1,000 hours of boxing. Seventy-one percent of the injuries were related to the head, with concussions counting for one-third of that tally.

Therefore, although boxing has been watch since the ancient Greek, it is a very dangerous game that should be ban.

Compound-Complex Sentence

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE

A compound-complex sentence is a sentence which is made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. This kind of sentence is one of the four basic sentence structures. The other structures are the simple sentence, the compound sentence, and the complex sentence.

Here the examples of Compound-Complex Sentence:

1.       She would took the book that you read, but it was too high to reach.

This sentence consists of:

a.       Independent clause  :

·         She would took the book

·         it was too high to reach

b.      Dependent clause      :  

·         that you read

2.       Dinda explained how cookies are made, and I practiced her techniques at home.

This sentence consists of:

a.       Independent clause  :

·         Dinda explained (how cookies are made)

·         I practiced her techniques at home

b.      Dependent clause      :  

·         how cookies are made

3.       The boy who stands there is my son, and I really love him.

This sentence consists of:

a.       Independent clause  :

·         The boy is my son

·         I really love him

b.      Dependent clause      :

·         who stands there

Persuasive Essay

LIQUOR SHOULD BE BANNED

Government should ban the sale of liquor. The alcohol in it can lead people to illness and even death. As published by Kompas.com on March 13rd, 2013 that “The death victims of alcohol reaches 60 people in Libya.” Koran-sindo.com, on November 9th, 2013, also wrote that The death victims of alcohol increased to 9 people in Purworejo.

Dr Suzanne Steinbaum, from Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, and a spokesman of American Heart Association, as published by Kompas.com on July 21st, 2012, said that alcohol can cause weight gain, kidneys and liver damage, and also increase the risk of diseases such as asthma, cancer and allergies. Because of all these negative effects, the government should protect its people by not giving permission for the sale of liquor in this country.

Complex Sentence

COMPLEX SENTENCE

A complex sentence is a sentence that has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.

This kind of sentence uses a subordinator or a relative pronoun.

1.      subordinator such as:

•        since
•        before
•        after
•        because
•        though
•        although
•        even though
•        while
•        when
•        whenever
•        as
•        if
•        until
•        unless
•        whereas
•        wherever.

2.      relative pronoun such as:

•        that
•        who
•        which.

Here are the examples of Complex Sentence:

1.         My mother and my father have a nice conversation while they are watching the television.

2.         She doesn’t do her homework because she has to help her mother all day long.

3.         After they won the match, they deserve to be proud.

4.         The boy who stands there is my son.

Notes:

a.         The dependent clauses in a complex sentence can go first before the independent clause, but when the dependent clause comes first, a comma should be used to separate the two clauses, like the third example.

b.         Sentences containing adjective clauses (or dependent clauses) are also complex because they contain an independent clause and a dependent clause, like the fourth example.

Interpreting Idea

1.         Toni thinks that fishing is a good hobby, but Dimas doesn’t agree with him.

Intrepreting :  “Toni thinks that fishing is a good hobby” because he thinks that fishing can train his patience. Otherwise, “Dimas doesn’t agree with him” because he thinks that fishing is boring.

2.         Abimanyu rode his cycle, so Yopie went home.

Intrepreting : " Abimanyu rode his cycle" leave for Yopie, and as a consequence, " Yopie went home."

3.         My mother cooks some food, and my father reads a newspaper.

Intrepreting : “My mother cooks some food” in the kitchen right now, while “my father reads a newspaper” in our livingroom.

COMPOUND SENTENCE

COMPOUND SENTENCE

Compound Sentence is a sentence which consists of two independent clauses joined by a coordinator with a comma preceding it.

The coordinators are;

·         For

·         And

·         Nor

·         But

·         Or

·         Yet, and

·         So.

Examples   :

My mother cooks some food, and my father reads a newspaper.

She didn’t do her home work, so the teacher gives her another tasks.

I prefer to drink tea than coffee, but my sister prefer to drink coffee than tea.

Notes   :

1.         Independent clauses also called as Simple Sentences.

2.         A Simple Sentence is a sentence that consists of a subject and a verb. It is used to express a complete thought, but they can also contain compound subjects or verbs.